Surrendered

Entertainment Weekly (5/26/00, p.75) - "Ware continues shaving the edge off his quartet's once confrontational sound, but there's still plenty of nasty tenor sax from the leader and slamming contributions from the others..." - Rating: B+
Downbeat (9/00, pp.68-9) - 3.5 stars out of 5 - "...Covers a wider range of tempo and emotion than on any previous quartet recording, and bandmates Matthew Shipp and William Parker respond by showing why they're one of the best contemporary piano/bass combinations around..."
Wire (8/00, p.52) - "...Ware's best album to date....While his playing respects the 'tradition'...Ware continues to march unsentimentally forward. The quartet sounds great throughout..."
Alternative Press (10/00, p.113) - 4 out of 5 - "...[A] brilliant album full of vital, essential jazz..."
Magnet (8-9/00, p.94) - "...A clear victory for [him] and his stunning quartet..."
CMJ (5/29/00, p.26) - "...Finds the tenor giant exploring the outer reaches of modality and harmony....working beautiful melodies and a lyrical approach into the explosive inventiveness of their roots in the gospels of John Coltrane and Cecil Taylor..."